The 36th edition of the Nordisk Panorama Film Festival in Malmö - an event that remains unchallenged as the annual flagship of Nordic documentaries and short films.
The writer-director Rúnar Rúnarsson says the seed of When the Light Breaks has been with him for over 25 years. He reflects on the film’s visual language, the paradox of grief, and working with young actors.
During two international industry days, experiences were shared and challenges and solutions discussed - as was Greenland’s upcoming film institute, currently recruiting its CEO.
The two directors talk about how their documentary WALLS – Akinni Inuk was filmed in a prison, how its main character Ruth was selected, and why one of them ended up in front of the camera too.
Nordisk Film & TV Fond yearly arranges strategic discussions for its parties. Now these meetings have resulted in parties and other main players getting together for year-long concrete Nordic collaboration.
Sofie Gråbøl talks about punching Mads Mikkelsen in their new film The Last Viking, acting with Donald Sutherland in her first film and experiencing how the grpundbreaking series The Killing changed the international outlook on Denmark.
In this animation special we dive into the current Nordic animation scene in disucssions with the talents behind Fleak and Captain Sabertooth that both opened at Annecy International in June.
In this special Cannes 2025 episode of Nordic Film Talks, we delve into two Cannes world premieres with the writer/director and lead actor of Eagles of the Republic and one of the lead actors of The Love That Remains.
The Icelandic star on combining domestic and international work: his new company ACT4’s first series, Reykjavik Fusion, and his roles in US hit series Severance and Somebody Somewhere.
The Icelandic writer/director talks about moving into TV with The Danish Woman, why he likes headstrong women, and how he tries to pull the carpet from underneath the audience.
The Danish actress discusses her complex characters, like the infamous criminal in Oscar-nominated The Girl With The Needle and a woman recovering from a stroke in Berlinale premiere Beginnings.
As The Ugly Stepsister premieres in Sundance, the ambitious Norwegian debut film’s writer/director and veteran producer discuss financing and adding feminist body horror to the classic Cinderella fairytale.
The director and produce, known for their documentaries, reveal how Jacques Demy and an oil tycoon’s secret bunker inspired their ambitious first fiction feature, The End, a six-country co-production with a budget of about $17m.
The head of the International Sámi Film Institute talks about boosting indigenous filmmaking through smart collaborations with Netflix, Disney, NRK, Telefilm Canada and more - and she reveals what’s next for Sámi filmmakers.